All CFPB articles – Page 8
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Justice Dept., AGs, protest ‘bureaucratic sleight-of-hand’ in CFPB battle
The legal battle over leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has escalated, with both the Department of Justice and a coalition of Republican attorneys general entering the fray.
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Court sides with Trump over who runs the CFPB
The battle for who is the rightful head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been settled—for the moment—by Judge Timothy Kelly.
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CFPB’s Cordray pleads with President Trump to spare arbitration ban
With President Trump likely to sign away the CFPB’s ban on mandatory arbitration clauses, Director Richard Cordray has lobbed the political equivalent of a Hail Mary pass: a direct, personal letter seeking reconsideration.
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Senate kills CFPB mandatory arbitration ban
With Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 vote tie, the Senate has quashed the CFPB’s controversial ban on the mandatory arbitration clauses widely used by financial services firms.
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CFPB outlines principles for consumer financial data sharing
The CFPB has outlined new “principles” for financial services firms when they aggregate consumer data and share it with third parties, even if those agreements facilitate services requested by customers.
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House bills target fiduciary rule, CFPB oversight, privacy notices, more
The Financial Services Committee has advanced a slate of 22 bills. Among the topics: data protections for the SEC's Consolidated Audit Trail, the thresholds for SIFI designations, supporting emerging growth companies, and killing the Department of Labor’s fiduciary duty rule.
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Acting comptroller thwarts CFPB, even as Dems question his authority
As the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency increasingly injects itself as a regulatory buffer between banks, financial services firms and the CFPB, Senate Democrats are questioning the legality and authority of Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika.
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CFPB finalizes its polarizing payday lending rule
Plunging itself into yet another industry-led political battle, the CFPB has finalized new payday lending rules. It will require that lenders determine upfront whether customers can afford repayment.
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Report: CFPB’s Wells Fargo fine was just 1 percent of potential penalty
The latest attack on the CFPB by Republican critics comes in an investigative report alleging that the Bureau fined Wells Fargo, following illegal account openings, a mere 1 percent of the penalty it was authorized to issue.
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Democrats leverage Equifax breach to defend CFPB's arbitration rule
A massive data breach at the credit rating service Equifax has gifted Democrats and other supporters of the CFPB's arbitration rule with fresh ammo.
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Department of Education, CFPB in turf war over student loans
The Department of Education has killed an information-sharing agreement with the CFPB that was intended to protect student loan borrowers. It called the Bureau “an overreaching and unaccountable agency.”
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Wells Fargo boosts number of unauthorized accounts to 3.5M
A review commissioned by Wells Fargo has increased the number of falsified accounts at the bank from 2.1 million to nearly 3.5 million. Last year, the CFPB fined the bank for the “widespread illegal practice of secretly opening unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts.”
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Hensarling: CFPB director speeding through rules to fuel political ambitions
Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is escalating attacks on CFPB Director Richard Cordray. In a letter this week, he accuses Cordray of rushing to finalize payday loan regulations to suit his political ambitions and a potential run for governor in Ohio.
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Republican governors serve CFPB director with FOIA demands
Republican governors have served CFPB Director Richard Cordray with another Freedom of Information Act request in an effort to prove a Hatch Act violation.
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House Republicans double down on CFPB contempt charges
House Financial Services Committee Republicans are moving contempt proceedings against CFPB Director Richard Cordray along with the release of a report outlining their case.
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CFPB pitches new disclosure form for overdraft fees
The CFPB is proposing model disclosure forms intended to improve upon what banks and credit unions already provide to consumers weighing overdraft coverage. The Bureau is currently testing four prototypes that have a simple, one-page design.
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CFPB slaps JPMorgan Chase over checking account screening
The CFPB has reached a consent order with JPMorgan Chase Bank for alleged failures related to information it provides for checking account screening reports. It will pay a $4.6 million penalty and implement necessary changes to its policies to prevent future legal violation.
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War over CFPB escalates with legal threats and arbitration demands
While complaints about the CFPB’s recent rule banning the use of mandatory arbitration clauses pile up, Director Richard Cordray is also facing additional challenges to his authority.
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House votes to nix CFPB’s arbitration ban
With a party-line vote, Republicans in the House of Representatives have rallied with a vote to repeal the CFPB's recent ban on mandatory arbitration agreements. The repeal effort now moves onto the Senate for a vote.
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State bankers unite against arbitration rule
State banking associations have joined the fight against the CFPB’s new rule that curtails the use of mandated arbitration. They are turning to Senators to kill the rule with the Congressional Review Act.